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  <pre><span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/File.rb, line 11</span>
  <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">erb_to_file</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">the_string</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">the_file_name</span> )
    <span class="ruby-identifier">the_template</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword kw">nil</span>
    <span class="ruby-identifier">new_file</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword kw">nil</span>
    <span class="ruby-comment cmt">#make an erb template out of the string and translate result</span>
    <span class="ruby-identifier">the_template</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">ERB</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">the_string</span>, <span class="ruby-keyword kw">nil</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;&gt;&quot;</span> ).<span class="ruby-identifier">result</span>
    <span class="ruby-comment cmt">#save the template to file</span>
    <span class="ruby-identifier">new_file</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">the_file_name</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;w+&quot;</span> )
    <span class="ruby-comment cmt">#print data to the file</span>
    <span class="ruby-identifier">new_file</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">print</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">the_template</span> )
  <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span></pre>
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